Why can you select your score on the 2600's Millipede?

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Why can you select your score on the 2600's Millipede?

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In Millipede for the Atari 2600, you can start at a score of either 0, 15,000, OR 30,000 in this 1984 game. Why? What's the logic behind this? Is it the only game in history where you select your score?
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It's just being like the arcade game, where you can start at a higher level.
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Darryl B. wrote:It's just being like the arcade game, where you can start at a higher level.
Starting at a higher level would be fine, but keeping the score at zero should have done.
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